Opinion
I sounded the alarm on burn pits — now I see smoke at the VA
The impact of VA Secretary Collins' staffing cuts remains hazy, not unlike the downwind side of a burn pit, Dan Clare of DAV argues in this op-ed.
By Dan Clare
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Air Force starts ground testing Anduril collaborative combat aircraft
The service wants CCAs to fly alongside aircraft like the F-35 and F-47, and autonomously carry out missions like airstrikes, recon and serving as decoy.
Navy destroyers and jets took out at least 12 Houthi drones Friday
The intercepts included a swarm of Houthi drones on Friday night, according to U.S Central Command.
US begins strikes on militias in Iraq, Syria after fatal drone attack
The U.S. launched retaliatory strikes on sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias in retaliation for the weekend drone attack in Jordan.
Army posthumously promotes 3 soldiers killed in Jordan drone attack
“This progression recognizes their courage, honor, and fidelity in service to this great nation."
By Sarah Sicard
Biden meets grieving families of 3 US troops killed in Jordan
Dignified transfers have become relatively uncommon in recent years as the U.S. has withdrawn from conflicts abroad.
Islamic Resistance in Iraq blamed for fatal drone attack on US troops
Sunday's drone attack on the Tower 22 base in Jordan killed three U.S. soldiers.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
USS Gravely shoots down another Houthi missile over the Red Sea
The missile firing came on the same day that leaders of a militant group directed its members to halt attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria.
Pentagon not taking Iran-backed militia pause declaration seriously
Kataib Hezbollah told its fighters Tuesday to suspend attacks on U.S troops.
US sees ‘footprints’ of Iran-backed group in Tower 22 drone attack
The Defense Intelligence Agency in August showed reporters remnants of Iranian drones discovered in Ukraine, after Russian use, and Iraq.
Fatal drone attack similar to recent incidents in Iraq and Syria
Three U.S troops were killed and at least another 40 were wounded in Sunday's attack on the Tower 22 base.
Drone that killed US troops may have been mistaken for friendly
Preliminary reports suggest the enemy drone that struck the Tower 22 installation may have been mistaken for an American drone returning to base.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press